Shannons is back at it again with the auction of a stunning piece of Australian motoring history, with none other than Peter Brock’s 1974 Touring Car Championship-conquering LC Torana GTR XU-1 set to go under the hammer next month.
A new book by renowned motoring historian Luke West celebrates the stories of the greatest ever Aussie drivers across the decades. In this edited extract, he takes a look at the greatest and most popular figure in Australian motor racing history bar none – and the most successful driver ever in the Bathurst 1000. The one whose on-track success was backed up by a charismatic personality that contributed to cult-like hero worshipping. No-one did more to attract attention and fans to motor sport than the man in #05 – PETER BROCK … <a class="g1-link g1-link-more" href="http://www.maxim.com.au/archives/16604">More</a>